ROMAN EMPIRE - NOVEL Gratian (367-383). Solidus ND (370), Trier. Av D N GRATIA - NVS P F AVG. Bust cuirassed, with helmet with crest decorated with stars, left, holding shield decorated with rider charging enemy with left hand and spear with right hand. Rv. VOTA - PV - BLICA / TR. OB. Two nimbed emperors seated frontally on bench, holding sceptre and mappa. RIC.IX.18e p.17 - Dep.35/3 ; Gold - 4,47 g - 20,5 mm - 7 h From the G. H. Earle Jr collection, Henry Chapman sale, Philadelphia (USA), 29 June 1912, no. 792, then from the Clarence S. Bement collection, Ars Classica S. sale, 1912. Bement collection, Ars Classica S.A sale, Lucerne, 25 June 1924, no. 1559, then Christie, Manson & Woods LTD sale, London, 9 October 1984, no. 184 and finally the collection of an aesthete, Beaussant-Lefèvre sale, 25 October 2022, no. 23. NGC Ch XF 5/5 2/5 edge bends scuffs (8558296-006). Slightly irregular blank, with a small nick at 5:30 on the reverse scroll. Small marks in the fields with a few scuffs. Beautiful gold highlights. VERY GOOD. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.